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welcome to cbs "this morning." vladimir duthiers is with us. good to have you here. charlie rose on his way back from syria and we'll show you part of his interview with president bashar assad in a few minutes. new clues this morning about the deliberate crash of germanwings flight 9525. german investigators have evidence andreas lubitz hid an illness from the airline. the copilot had a history of depression. in another stunning turn a doctor actually had given lubitz a sick note excusing him from work tuesday. instead he flew that plane into a mountain killing 150 people. alan pizzi is in the co-allen pizzey is with us. >> reporter: good morning. according to the dusseldorf prosecutor prosecutor's office, torn up sick notes were found indicating he not fit to work. he concealed them from his

employers as far as is known and it's not known whether the notes indicate the a physical or mental condition only it represented right down to the date he took the fatal flight. significantly, prosecutors did not find a suicide note nor any indication he had religious or political motivation for what he did. attention is being focused on reports at one period during his training lubitz was treated for severe depression but as far as his employer's knew nothing was wrong to affect his work or progress in flight training according to ceo karsten spore. he had not only fulfilled all medical tests also all flight trainings he said. 100% air worthy without any restrictions. to all who knew him, he was an active young man liked to jog, spent time on facebook and other social media including chat rooms. his passion for flying began at this flight club.

i only got to know andreas lubitz as a nice friendly and open human being, he says. lubitz began his airline flight training in 2008. he spend five months at lufthansa's flight training sender in arizona in 2010 and certified to fly in the u.s. lubitz reportedly took a six-month break from flight training in 2009 because, according to several reports here quoting former classmates, he felt burned out. vlad? >> thanks. france's prime minister this morning called on germanwings to reveal everything it knows about lubitz. french recovery crews bizzen 0 the mountainside where the airbus 320 crashed. this flight was traveling from barcelona spain to dusseldorf germany when it went down. near the crash site in seyne-les-alpes, our correspondent. >> reporter: good morning. windy but brilliant sunshine definitely will help the

recovery effort. it's still in initial stages. it will take weeks to complete. the search team is once again on the mountainside some in climbing gear, because the slope is so steep. the red flags mark human remains. but the team is collecting everything, crucial evidence not only for the airlines accident investigation, but for the criminal inquiry, which at moment a still treated as manslaughter manslaughter. the second black box, which would have recorded all fly commands from the cockpit still hasn't been found. the familieses many victims gathered for a small ceremony. the flag of each country on display. among the victims, three americans a mother and daughter yvonne and emily selke on vacation together and robert oliver, a u.s. citizen and a father who was living and working in spain. in barcelona this morning, oliver's own father said he preferred to think of a life

lived, not lost. >> instead of focusing our minds and hearts on that last those last nine or ten minutes, we prefer to think about those 37 years that we've been together. >> reporter: still shocked and grieving, all of the families are now struggling to accept that the catastrophe that killed their loved ones is looking like an act of mass murder. based on this strong circle evidence that the copilot really did crash the plane deliberately when the pilot had left the cabin, some european airlines have already changed their procedure to mirror what happens in the states and that is when a pilot or a copilot leaves the cockpit for any reason another crew member goes inside so there's never only one person in there at any given time. norah? >> significant change already. thank you, elizabeth palmer in the french alps. ken maxwell, former vice president of copt security for jetblue airlines and a former

fbi agent who investigated twa flight 800 and egypt air flight 990. it's believed that that egyptian jet was deliberately brought down by the copilot. ken, good morning. >> good morning, norah. >> a lot to talk about here. first, officials in germany say they've made a significant discovery in the home of this copilot. what are authorities looking for now? >> well they're looking for everything. they're peeling back that onion, per perverbally perverbally, to understand his entire life, his medical records, physical health mental stability, any history of medication they might find in the house. documentary evidence. digital evidence. you name it they're looking for every possible clue that would unravel this mystery. >> it seems so ironic ken, to me, that the system set up in place after 9/11 to keep the bad guy out of the cockpit, has now turned out very tragically and the bad guy was in fact in

the cockpit. you still think this is a good system. do you not? >> yes, i do. keep in mind the modus operandi of 9/11 and the needs to protect that cockpit at all costs. ironically, there is some irony here but the procedure that is used in the united states, which is very has been very useful and successful in having that second person up front when a pilot or copilot leaves not only with respect to security an extra measure, but with respect to safety should that pilot or copilot become incapacitated, stroke, heart attack whatever the case may be have a human being up there to sound the alarm. mitigating. 100% fool 3proof, no but a mitigating effort. >> and the pilot also crashed into the sea, what are similarities with that flight and this one? >> certainly, at the fbi

conducted a parallel investigation with ntsb on that case the cockpit voice recorder was key in determining the probable cause of that tragedy. very similar. >> do you worry about copycats here? >> not necessarily. it's important for the flying public to understand the overwhelming majority of pilots are professional people who do their job well every day to make people safe. not necessarily a copycat. i think, it's being done obviously, not only airlines but governmental authorities, both u.s. and foreign, have to take another look at the procedures regarding mental health and updating annual physicals. what additional measures can be taken as we learn everything from these tragedies. we do take away a lot of important facts that we can have effective change and that's one of the issues that certainly policies regarding the physical requirements and the health

requirements. >> ken maxwell, thank you. we'll take a closer look at the screening program for pilots in the united states. if it protects the flying public. that's ahead on cbs "this morning." now to charlie's new interview with syrian president bashar al assad for sunday's "60 minutes." assad granted rare access a year and a half after their last conversation as syria enters the fifth year of its civil war. they're meeting thursday in damascus, it came amid reports of a new chlorine gas attack in a town where six people may have been killed from the poison earlier this month. but assad pushed back against claims that his regime is using chlorine gas. the interview was shot by syrian tv at request of assad's people citing security reasons, however nothing was off limits in this interview when it came to charlie's questions. >> 90% of the civilian casualties, 90%, come from the syrian army. >> how did you get that result? >> that was a report that was issued in the last six months.

>> okay. as i said earlier, the war is not about it's not traditional war. it's not about captures land and gaining land. it's about winning the hearts and minds of the civilians. we cannot win the hearts and minds of the syrians while killing syrians. we cannot sustain four years in that position as a government and me as president while the rest of the world, most of the world, the great pow regional powers are against me and my people are against me. that's impossible. i mean this logic has no leg to stand on. so this is not realistic and this is against our interests of government, to kill the people. what do we get? what's the benefit of killing the people? >> the argument is that you -- weapons of war have been used that most people look down on with great -- one is chlorine gas. they believe it has been used here. they say there is evidence of

that and they would like to have the trite inspect to see where it's coming from. as you know barrel bombs have been used and they come from helicopters, and the only people who have helicopters is the syrian army. so those two acts of war which is, society looks down on as -- >> let me fully answer this. >> -- barbaric acts. >> part of the propaganda, again. it is not military gas -- t. can be weaponized. >> no. it's not very effective. not used as military gas. that's based on evidence. traditional arms is more important than chlorine. if it was very effective, the -- the terrorists would have used it on a larger scale. because it's not effective, it's not used very much. >> why not let somebody come in and inspect to see if it's been used or not? >> we -- >> happy for that? >> of course. the delegation in part

delegation come investigation. logically, realistically it cannot be used in military. part of propaganda. you know in the media, when it bleeds it bleeds and they look for something, chlorine gas. >> assad also told charlie he is open to a dialogue with the u.s. but isn't hearing anything from washington. secretary of state john kerry raised the possibility of talks during his interview with margaret brennan or "face the nation." watch "60 minutes" for much more of charlie's newsmaking interview with president assad. this morning an army national guard soldier accused of trying to join isis in syria and planning a terrorist attack in the united states. this 22-year-old and his 29-year-old cousin arrested on wednesday. their alleged target a national guard base just outside of chicago. told an undercover fbi informant they wanted to storm the base with ak-47s and grenades. the two could face 15 years in

prison. a surprise from capitol hill this morning. nevada senator harry reid senate minority leader said he would retire next year. he said his life's work has been to make nevada -- released a thank you video telling reporters injuries from a bad fall new year's day gave him time to think. this morning at least two people still uncomforted for after a devastating explosion in new york city that left four buildings damaged or destroyed. dramatic surveillance video captured the moment of the blast. 19 hurt, 4 critically sparking a seven-alarm fire that raged out of control. we're on the scene. >> reporter: good morning. you can see the streets are still blocked off behind me. firefighters still on the scene and looking for any signs of life as we're hearing at least two people are unaccounted for. at least 250 firefighters worked to put out the raging fire which

sent a pillar of smoke hovering above the city. >> out of 3! flrt >> reporter: in a matter of minutes one of the buildings came tumbling down on television. witnesses reported hearing a loud boom around 3:00 thursday afternoon. the powerful explosion blew the facade off one of the buildings. bystanders captured cell phone videos of people helping the injured to safety. >> get out of the way! >> reporter: this woman rescued by someone who climbed up the fire escape from the street below. soon after, several connected buildings were engulfed in flame. >> we have two people with burns to their air ways and another person who had become unconscious following the event and was declared inaccurateiccal condition. >> reporter: this 23-year-old, nicholas figueroa, is missing. members of his family say he was in a sushi restaurant located inside one of the buildings when the explosion happened. this college student learned of

the news watching at his school. he and his three roommates lived above that same restaurant. >> all of our belongings were in there. >> reporter: private contractors were doing gas and plumbing work in one of the destroyed buildings. >> con said inspected inspectors arrived for a separate reason entirely. found the work unacceptable. gave instructions what changes were needed and that was an hour or more before the explosion. >> reporter: now early indications suggest that gas is to blame for this explosion. now, some people in this neighborhood said that they did smell gas before it actually happened. although the mayor's office mayor bill de blasio, says there were no complaints to the city about that. however, he did make a point to tell people in this area it is imperative they call 911 or contact con edison if they smell any gas. >> thank you, jericka. prosecutors are expected to

rest they are case in the boston marathon bombing trial next week. jurors had a week yesterday at the pressure cooker bombs, how they were made resembling those made in an al qaeda magazine found on dzhokhar tsarnaev laptop. there is no proof tsarnaev had anything to do with the bitting of the bomb building of the bombs, says his attorney. and a second day warplanes are hitting fighters in the rebel heartland in the north. aimed at turning back militias that took control of much of the country. yemen is involved in the fight against al qaeda. and central texas, the highway open again the day after a deadly collapse. a beam hit a pickup truck killing the driver. several other people hurt. the texas department of transportation blames the truck driver for ignoring warning signs about low clearance.

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european airlines similar to what's already in place right here in the united states. why experts say the security measures still don't guarantee complete safety. plus drug enforcement agents who went to sex parties with drug-funded prostitutes, ahead. the punishment some members of congress say it too light. first, headlines from around the cloeb. indy star says ind governor signed a religious freedom bill into law despite protests. including technology company executives and convention organizers saying it could allow discrimination especially against gays and lesbians. "the washington post" reports on new rules for the secret service on driving after drinking. according to an agency memo obtained by the "post," secret service staff now cannot drive government cars within ten hours of drinking alcohol. this new policy comes after two agents drove through a bomb threat investigation at the white house this month after they attended a party. the "new york times" says a federal appeals court in argentina dismiss add cover-up

case against the president. accused of trying to hide iran's involvement in a bombing in ba wenas ar wen buenos aires. and whether to uphold murder convictions of amanda knox and her ex-boyfriend. lawyers for former boyfriend made a final appeal. knox and her then boyfriend convicted in the murder of her roommate. she awaits a verdict in seattle. if convicted they could have the united states to extradite her and said she would never go back there and rather live like as a fugitive if it comes to that. and andreas lubitz has evidence that the copilot was hiding an illness from the airline. lubitz had a history of

depression and intentionally crashed the plane into a french mountainside tuesday killing 150 people. the revelation is now forcing regulators to look more closely at to dohow to make sure pilots are fit to fly. this story, more from washington. >> reporter: after revealing he believes the copilot deliberately crashed the plane, some european airlines made it mandatory for two people to be in the cockpit at all times something the u.s. started doing after the 9/11 terror attacks. on airlines in the united states, the cockpit door is reinforced with bullet-proof material and a series of locks keep the pilot sealed off from the cabin and crew. when a pilot exits the cockpit, a flight attendant or relief pilot must go in and lock the door so that there are two people in the cockpit at all times. >> no. there's no 100% guarantees in the aviation security business. >> reporter: former tsa

administrators john pistole says there are trade-offs to securities meshes. >> designed to keep bad guys from outside the cockpit from getting in. not designed to keep people with bad intent in the cockpit from doing something bad. >> reporter: according to the aviation safety network, worldwide tleefrt nine pilot suicide since 1976. in 2013 a pilot intentionally crashed a mozambique airlines jet, 33 passengers killed. all 217 passengers and crew died when egypt air flight 990 crashed off the coast of nantucket in 1999. u.s. investigators believe the copilot was to blame. before they are hired, u.s. commercial pilots are screened and evaluated. on the job they undergo medical exams every six months for pilots 40 or older and every year for those who are younger. >> do you think it's possible pilots with depression are slipping through the cracks andy

getting behind controls? >> it's always possible. >> reporter: dr. gary miller federal aviation designated medical examiner for pilots says the backbone of the system is self-reporting. >> you're legally required to disclose those things under penaltiy of jail and fine if you fail to do so. but, of course, people can lie. >> reporter: international aviation officials have expressed concerns about whether medical exams go far enough for younger pilots. in a 2012 document, the international civil aviation organization said that an increased emphasis on mental health may be warranted. vlad? >> jeff, thanks. this morning a prostitution scandal in the drug enforcement administration is prompting you kas to clean house. attending sex parties funded by drug cartels between 2005 and 2008. investigators only found out years later. outside the justice department in washington we have details of

the new inspector general report. >> reporter: good morning. the report looks into numerous allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct at the four law enforcement agencies that belong to the department of justice, but the allegation that's getting all the attention is that dea agents had sex parties with colombian prostitutes over a period of years. the report says dea agents attending sex parties in colombia should have known the prostitutes in attendance were paid with cartel funds. the same drug cartels the officers were supposed to be fighting. to make matters worse, most of the sex parties occurred in government-leased quarters will agents laptops and blackberry devices were present. potentially exposing them to extortion, blackmail or coercion. >> this demonstrates that the dea and others are engaging in activities that puts our national security at risk. >> reporter: the report even says that a foreign officer allegedly provided protection for the dea agents' weapons

during the parties. ten agents were investigated and seven admitted to dea investigators that they participated in the sex parts. their punishment was nothing more than suspensions ranging from just two to ten days. house oversight committee chairman jason chaffetz says that's not enough. >> these people should are fired immediately. they need to be held accountable, not just given a three-day weekend pass. >> reporter: prostitution is legal in colombia in areas known at tolerance zones and this is not the first time u.s. law enforcement agencies have been rocked by prostitution scandal there's. three years ago it was the secret service. house judiciary chairman says these bad of 0s can make whole agencies let effective. >> there are lots of good hard working, dedicated people who are agents in all of these different federal law enforcement agencies but they're all given a black eye when people are not acting responsibly. >> reporter: in a written statement, the justice

department said it already has a zero tolerance policy on sexual harassmented and misconduct and that it is now working with dea and the other law enforcement agencies to make sure it is enforced. gayle? >> all right. thank you, chip. there's something that seems odd about law enforcement officials and sex parties in the same sentence. >> uh-huh. >> easy to avoid that. >> in colombia. >> in colombia. thank you, chip. they gave a part of themselves so that others could live. ahead, the emotional meeting of strangers and their transplant recipients and a rare kid inn swap -- a really great story. heading off to work thinking i'd sure hate to miss cbs "this morning." good news, you don't have to. set your dvr and watch us anytime you like. we'll be right back.

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a group of strangers help make medical history at a san francisco hospital. they formed a so-called transplant chain at a california pacific medical center is the

place it's called. 12 patients in a six-way kidney swap. that's the largest ever on a the west coast. and first on "cbs this morning" carter evans shows us how they met for the very first time to show the ultimate example of paying it foofrmtd. >> reporter: strangers just days ago, this group is more like family as six transplant recipients met the people who saved their lives. >> you're my -- >> the trance plant was started by zooly besaturday. >> that man standing behind you has a piece of you. >> i know. his daughter is going to get to see him. >> brassard lost her husband and son to cancer. that was that feeling of loss that compelled her to give. >> but the difference between

you and everyone else in this chain is you didn't have a loved one who was getting a kidney. >> but they did. i just wanted them to have th tant and so on. the result was 12 surgeries and six new kidneys. before meeting, the only thing the donors had in common was that they all wanted desperately to save a loved one but couldn't. >> as years goes on it just puts a toll on the family. >> as norma rodriguez struggled with kidney disease, her mind. >> there was an option. a kidney swap between donors who

weren't a match for their loved ones but for somebody else. >> somebody turned the lights back on on. >> he got his new kidney from former marine for liz torrez. the only thing ailing this tough marine was her sick mother miriam. she also got a kidney but was reluctant to see her daughter undergo invasive surgery. >> you didn't want her to take that risk. >> no. but she called me and said i'm will dog that for your life mom. >> how do you say thank you for that? how do you thank her? >> you don't. i've been telling people, you know, i've received a gift i can never repay, right, and i'm grateful. >> reporter: more than 100,000 people in the u.s. are waiting for new kidneys. 12 people die every day hoping for a transplant. >> the complexity of the organization for the six-way swap was immense.

>> reporter: the kidney swap was fast tracked coordinated in three weeks with urgency to get it done before anyone or anything broke the chaen. >> what really worries us is the unexpected, if one of the 12 patients developed a cold, you know, the night before that could have thrown the whole thing off. >> something that little? >> yeah. >> reporter: finding a donor match is complex which is why david jacobs designed this computer program. his inspiration came when he received a kidney transplant years ago at the very same hospital. >> instead of dying i lived and was able to build the software to help other people. >> we all have something to give and we make a choice as to what that may be but everything matters. >> the choice zooly brassard made saved oswaldo padilla's life. >> do you feel a connection to her? >> she's part of my family now.

>> he'll get to see his daughter grow up thanks to the kindness of strangers. >> we all have stories, human beings going through life going through this journey. we take that one that we think is going to be the one that you can make a difference. >> for "cbs this morning," carter evans, san francisco. >> wow. amazing is such an overused word but it certainly applied in that case. can you imagine how you can save somebody else's life. >> a wonderful story. wonderful story. you're going to hear more about this tonight on the "cbs evening news." next, a surprise final gift.

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linda macdonald is captioning for you in real time. good morning. 7:56. here's what's happening around the bay area right now. a prayer vigil will be held tonight to remember san jose police officer michael johnson. he was killed in the line of duty on tuesday. the ceremony starts at 8 p.m. in the courtyard of san jose city hall. the plot thickens in the case of a vallejo woman who said sheafed kidnapped. her attorney says her abduction was not staged as police said. he says denise huskins met with vallejo police detectives for hours yesterday. silicon valley gearing up for another big event. it will be held at levi's stadium. it's wrestlemania on sunday. festivities already under way at mcenery convention center in downtown san jose. traffic and weather coming

good morning. getting a check of the ride on the san mateo bridge. our drive time is a little slow but it's overall better than usual. there's a few backups behind the san mateo bridge toll plaza. then once you get on the span, everything is fine over the high-rise. bay bridge is already clearing out a little bit. there is a wreck westbound 580 before you reach the toll plaza on the right-hand shoulder. but you can see the delays once you reach the pay gates not too bad. and the 580 approach through oakland looks okay. a that's "kcbs traffic." here's roberta. good morning, we have fog now shrouding the bay, the city of san francisco. take i a look at sfo you can see it there. no reports of airport delays. we are currently 48 degrees in santa rosa to 54 in livermore. later today, 60s at the coast, 70s bayside and peninsula into the low 80s inland. cooler today than yesterday due to the marine layer, the west winds 10 to 15. we will se

♪ good morning to our viewers in the west. it is friday march 227th 2015. welcome back to "cbs this morning." there is more real news ahead, including the co-pilot who crashed germanwings 9525. there are new details about the evidence that investigators found out about mental illness. but first, here's a look at today's "eye opener at 8." investigators found torn up sick notes indicating he was not fit to work. he concealed these from his employer. >> the news in the united states has been successful and useful. having a second person up front when a pilot or co-pilot leaves. >> some european airlines change their procedure to mirror what

happens in the states. firefighters on the scene and looking for signs of life as we're now hearing at least two people are unaccounted for. >> i heard an incredible sonic explosion. i could feel it. >> what kind of communication is there between your government and the american government? >> there's no communication. >> none at all. >> nothing. >> nothing yet. >> nothing yet. an italian court is expected to rule later today whether to uphold the murder conviction of amanda knox and her boyfriend. how do you say thank you for that? how do you thank her? >> i received a gift i can never repay. the oprah winfrey network announced yesterday it will produce a reality show about a man who has 34 children with 17 different women. the show is called "how i briefly met your mother." today's "eye opener at 8" is presented by prudential.

ready receive, cue gayle. >> i'm gayle king with norah o'donnell. charlie rose is on assignment. vladimir duddier is with us. new evidence in germany raises serious questions about the mental health of the co-pilot who crashed a plane into a french mountain. prosecutors said this morning that andreas lubitz head the extent of his illness from airline bosses. >> searches found evidence that lubitz was undergoing regular medical treatment. allan pizzey is in the pilot's hometown of montabaur. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well investigators who searched the homes that were used by andreas lubitz said they found evidence that he concealed a medical condition from his employers. they found torn up medical notes indicateing he was having some kind of treatment, though they endo the say for what. one of those notes apparently had a date that coincided with the date of the fatal flight. now, what illness he was hiding we don't know.

his employers, germanwings said as far as they were concerned he was certified 100% fit to fly both medically and training-wise. it is known, however, that sometime in 2009 he took a six-month break from training and some friends who were quoted by local media here said that he was suffering at that point from depression. but he otherwise appeared to be a normal young man, enjoyed flying. he learned to do it at a gliding school. he was often seen here in the town where his parents lived jogging, had a lot of friends. he was a quiet young man. there was no indication on the surface that this was a troubled young man. prosecutors did find medical evidence in his home to suggest he was suffering from some kind of illness, whether mental or physical is not known at this point. but it does shed a new light on the problems. they also said however, it should be noted there was no evidence of any religious or political motivation but it does appear that he had some kind of medical or mental problem.

vlad? >> thank you. in the french alps recovery crews are searching for sign of the 150 people aboard the flight from barcelona, spain, to dusseldorf, spain. elizabeth palmer is in the town of digne-les-bains. >> reporter: some have been in climbing gear because the terrain is so steep. they are looking first and foremost for human remains. there are ten dna specialists gathering material for identification. and also five police detectives who are seering the legal investigation. one of the priorities will to be find the second black box. the first one was found, as you'll recall, was found almost immediately. the second one is out there somewhere. nobody knows whether it is in a state to be read.

it may have been destroyed by the crash. if it is found and the material that it recorded that is the plane's operations are recoverable, it could corroborate what's now strongly suspected, that the co-pilot did steer the plane into the ground. meanwhile, some is of the families are here in the valley were gathered for a memorial service, a solemn occasion because they are not only coming to grips in their shock and grief with the death of their loved ones but now they have to come to terms with the fact that it does look as if it was a case of mass murder. vlad? >> elizabeth palmer in the french alps. thanks. our coverage continues all day long on cbsn our 24-hour digital news network. go to cbsn.cbsnews.com. the long-time leader of senate democrats says he will not run for another term. senate minority leader harry reid of nevada tweeted my life's work has been to make nevada and our nation better. thank you for giving me that wonderful opportunity.

his fifth senate term runs out at the end of next year. he's not retiring by the way, just because republicans took over senate control last november. at least two people are unaccounted for this morning after a devastating explosion in a new york city building. investigators believe a gas leak caused the blast in the city's east village ayesterday. it led to a raging seven-alarm fire that burned for hours. four buildings were damaged or destroyed. 19 people were hurt. embattled illinois congressman aaron schock officially leaves office after his resignation. >> i leave here with sadness and humility. for those who i let down i will work tirelessly to make it up to you. i know this is not the end of a story but rather the beginning of a new chapter. the republican compared himself to abraham lincoln in

his farewell speech yesterday, referencing a never giving up attitude. schock's resignation takes effect on tuesday. he's accused of using taxpayer dollars to pay for extravagant trips and office renovations. ben affleck is using his star power to press congress for more aid for the democratic republic of congo. he gave a shout out at a senate hearing yesterday. >> to senator leahy, i would be remiss if i did not acknowledge my co-star in "batman," role was marginally smaller than mine but i understand you're quite good. >> he's known as a batman fanatic. he's appeared in cameo roles, including in "the dark night" with heath lodger. aerobic fitness at 50 could mean less chance of cancer. new resear

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in our morning rounds exercising cancer away. you know working out benefits your heart. well, it could also help fight cancer. a new study says fit middle age men may be less likely to develop lung and colon cancer down the road. if they do develop it, more are likely to survive. dr. david agus is in los angeles. good morning. this is great news.

how does exercise prevent cancer? >> it's a very interesting study. they took middle-age men, they define middle ages a50 years old and they looked at how they did on a cardiac stress test. you know if you do well on a cardiac stress test there's a dramatically lower rate of heart disease later on. they showed that predicted who had a lower risk of cancer also. and the people who did better on the test, if they were diagnosed with prostate colon or lung cancer, their death rate was lower. so pretty amazing that a decade and a half before the event, your cardio fitness predicted wht was going to happen with cancer. >> why was it only just men, dr. david agus? and no women included? and does it make the same difference for women? >> well, this studzy just happened to look at men. one would assume the results are similar in women. that study hasn't been announce or looked at yet. but certainly there shouldn't be a major physiologic difference there. >> what kind of exercise are we

talking about? >> in this case it was how fit you were. if you were able to run a 12-minute mile your risk of cancer was "x." reducing that to 11 1/2 minutes had a reduction in your risk of cancer. >> explain to us the biology. how does the exercise prevent cancer? >> i think of it this way. if i drop a match in a field of grass after it rains, nothing happens. if i drop a match in los angeles it goes up in flames. so you need a receptive environment. what exercise does it changes our environment so cancer doesn't want to happen. there's an amazing study that also came out in mice today, showing that exercise in mice changes the blood supply in cancer to change the response to therapy. the more exercise a mouse did, the better they responded to therapy for cancer. >> i would think you talk about inflammation in cancer and certainly exercise can reduce inflammation over time. can it also help retard cancer? in other words, if you have

cancer and regular exercise, can that help? >> yes the data showed clearly it can. as a people who exercise with cancer do better overall. so whether it's reducing inflammation changing blood supply, there are probably multiple mechanisms. the message is get up off your chair and start moving. >> and only need 15 minutes a day. >> getting your heart rate up is what we need. if we could do that all of us we'd all be in better shape. >> good news. >> i like how you said get up after your chair. i know what you meant, dr. david agus. heading to the big screen ahead, an entire family dead and a husband on the run pretending to be a "new york times" reporter. on "cbs this morning" saturday, the next generation air force one. we'll go behind the scenes to show how the pentagon is buying new planes for future presidents. that's tomorrow. you're watching "cbs this morning." gathering funds. you're watching "cbs this

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the murder of family lead to a bizarre twist. a husband and father on the run. then he started posing as a reporter. now hollywood is turning this real live drama into a move. "48 hours" correspondent maureen maher started covering this a decade ago and here's a preview

of tomorrow night's report. >> it started on december 19th 2001. we got a report of a child in the bay. my name is trish miller and i'm the lead investigator. they discovered a second child and she was waited down with a rock. >> the children were identified as zachary longo and sadie ann longo. this wasn't an accident. this was murder. the investigators in oregon soon found their mother mary jane longo and baby madison at the bottom of the bay. >> once we found mary jane and madison, we knew our suspect was going to be chris longo. the whole family's dead and he's nowhere to be found. >> it was discovered that christian longo had caught a plane to cancun mexico. >> he was spotted and charged in

the murder of his wife and three children. but when he was caught he had taken on another identity. >> my name is michael finkel. i was a writer for "the new york times" magazine. i learned that while christian longo was in mexico he was pretending to be a writer for "the new york times." in fact, he was pretending to be me. >> what was the first thought that went through your mind when you hear there's a man who's about to stand trial for murder who was impersonating you. >> i thought, i'm going to write him a brief letter. i'm really curious about why you chose to become me. >> it would be the first of many letters, phone calls, and eventually face-to-face meetings. the journey into the mind of an accused murderer. it became a book and now a hollywood movie. >> thank you for seeing me mr. longo. >> call me chris. >> why me? >> i followed your whole career. i felt like i knew you. i want to tell you my side of

this, only you. >> the psychological thriller focuses on the reporter and the killer's game of cat and mouse. >> you have a choice of so many stories to tell yanld & you chose his. >> actually hi he picked me. >> he didn't picked you. >> a true hollywood story. >> i looked him in the eye and said, chris, did you do what they accused you of doing. >> he was as always completely unruffled. never portrayed a micro minute of panic and said i think you know and give me a little wink. >> maureen maher joins us now. she joins us at the table. you've seen the real-life people. >> what is the -- >> the story is despicable enough. he kills his wife and children.

>> little children. >> various verlgss how he did or didn't do it. but what made it interesting is you have christian longo and mike fingle strike up this bizarre relationship you would think as a reporter after a couple of questions or interviews it would be over. but that was only the beginning. it wasn't that longo wasn't befriending finkel but finkel the disgraced reporter was befriending longo. he said my guard was down because i thought i could get him but it was the other way around. longo uses him as a test run for the testimony during the trial. >> they're still in contact. >> once again. saturday night. you can watch maureen's full report, "the pretender." that's tonight on 48 hours right here at 10:00 and you can see our interview with james franco

and jonah hill on "cbs this morning." she's a your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. good morning, it's 8:25. time for some news headlines. contra costa county health officials say the public is no longer at risk after a malfunction at the dow chemical plant. the advisory was issued in pittsburg and antioch. health officials warn that the release could affect people with respiratory problems, irritate eyes, skin, nose and throat. the lawyer for the vallejo woman who claims she was kidnapped says her story is no hoax. attorney doug rappaport says his client denise huskins met with vallejo police detectives for several hours yesterday. an attorney for denise's boyfriend aaron quinn says the kidnappers bound and drugged him and that's why it took him 10 hours to call police in the first place. the oakland city attorney

is trying to shut down a motel in east oakland. attorney barbara parker wants an alameda county court to close the starlight no tell on macarthur boulevard --

one of our worst hot spots out the door is heading into menlo park. it is because of a crash,

there's a tweet actually from kcbs showing you where it is northbound 101. the crash moved to the shoulder but traffic is backed up past willow. bay bridge very light at the toll plaza. kcbs is saying it's spring break light. so yeah, there's your little friday break heading into the city. we have a rock 'n roll half marathon this sunday at 6:30 so just a heads up if you are planning on crosses the golden gate bridge early sunday -- crossing the golden gate bridge early sunday morning, a couple lanes will be blocked. with the forecast, here's roberta. the fog has moved in from the coast. and now saturating the bay. good morning, everybody. but we have no reports of delays at airports. that's the scene right now looking out towards coit tower barely visible temperature-wise 48 degrees in santa rosa to 54 degrees throughout the tri- valley. oh, did you see that very quickly there? highs today in the 60s at the beaches. 70s bayside and peninsula. all the way through the low 80s inland. the series of dry weather days will continue each day all the

. ♪ just dance ♪ a little gaga to get you going. welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour the producer of "a beautiful mind" and "apollo 13" started out with failing grades. brian grazer opens up about finding the gift of learning. we'll preview the sunday morning conversation. >> it's a good one indeed. plus dance moves have china's government seeing red. but this morning, a crackdown on dancing grannies. that's right. i said it. a crackdown on dancing grannies could be slipping through the cracks. >> what did you say? >> when you're walking over to grab your breakfast this morning and say, did norah just say

dancing grannies? come back to the tv. let me see this. >> right now it's time to show yu some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. cbs washington shows us the first marijuana seed giveaway in d.c. yes, free seeds handed out by pro-pot organizers. 2,000 people signed up for the event. a ballot measure in november. buying and selling is still against the law. britain's guardian says it will soon be the end of the road for "downt 0. n abbey." it's scheduled to air in the u.s. early next year. this past season drew an average audience of 10 million viewers in this country. "the new york times" says actor jason alexander will replace larry david in his hit broadway show. alexander played george costanza for years. on june 9th jason alexander

takes the stage in the show "fish in the dark." "the washington post" says soccer great lionel messi is getting a hero's welcome in his first welcome to washington, d.c. he caused a stir at a washington wizards game he attended with teammates. hundreds of fans swarmed number 10 for autographs outside of practice. messi is in washington with the argentine national team to face el salvador. >> that will be a huge game. >> huge. and "time" says the maker of sriracha sauce will unveil a line of snacks. >> i'm a good fan of sriracha. say it again, gayle. >> sriracha! >> very nice. >> that's the best i can do. >> great job. are you looking for extra

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20% of what's in your closet. i actually think that's true. you go from that idea to do what to start this business? tell us how it works. >> it works kind of like any other marketplace where you can list any item for sale and then if somebody comes along and buys it, we send you a shipping kit. you can put your item into the kit. you don't have to leave the house to ship. you pay a low 9% commission and only when you make a sale. >> how do you know what i have. >> i know what you have you take a photo of it and you write a small description. it's like posting to instagram. when you do that your item is automatically lists for sale. >> why not use ebay for instance? >> ebay is great but it's not necessarily tailored to women and the way women want to buy and sell fashion. we built something -- every item is guaranteed authentic. you don't have to worry if it's a designer good or not. we take care of shipping for our sul

sellers. >> if you're looking into your closet, what are the items that are the most popular in somebody's closet? and can dudes do this? >> dudes cannot do this yet. soon, soon. we're going to be implementing that. >> i have a lot of stuff in my closet. >> i know. a lot of men do. we'll expand to men's. bags, shoes and accessories all sell really quickly. doesn't have to be designer recognizable brands that people know and love. >> it almost sounds too good to be true. i send you something in my closet, you take the picture put it up. the minute somebody buys it you send me a shipping kit and i send it to them. >> yes. >> i don't have to do any schlepping, nothing. >> and the day you send out you get paid. >> if you're selling your clothes on tradesy -- let's say for the sake of argument it's a $100 dress, how much does the seller keep. >> $91.

tradesy would take the $9 as our commission. when you list it it's free. you didn't pay fees to list it which means you can put your closet on there. it doesn't cost you anything and wait and see what sells. >> when she was trying to get money for this, you rented out your room to air bnb and you were sleeping on the couch. >> i did. >> normally i don't want to look at the owner sleeping on the couch. i would feel guilty. >> i decided to rent out my bedroom and sleep on my couch so i could afford to stay focused on theearly days of the business >> how did that work out. >> eventually. my first airbnb guest is now my husband. that's how we met. >> how did he move from the couch to the bedroom? >> that is a story not for television. >> i think your story is a cool

story. you're making a lot of money. norah and i were talking about this, we never heard of tradesy until today. >> we're only 2 1/2 years old. we're growing quickly but there are women who haven't heard of it. >> i'm sending you some things. >> gayle has a lot of clothes. and shoes. >> it's not just designer stuff. >> anything. >> thank you so much. you guys are clearly interested. brian grazer began his amazing run more than 30 years ago. his work clues "apollo 13," "the da vinci code" and "a beautiful mind." he shows scott simon how his family used his childhood curiosity to earn his place in hollywood. here's a preview of the conversation. >> brian grazer had trouble reading as a boy but his grandmother, sonya, didn't see the ds and fs on his report card. >> she identified my strength

which was to ask questions, to dig inside of subjects, to dig inside of people. she told me that would have a great value in my life. and it did. >> grandma sonya encouraged his curious mind. >> i think we all absolutely have curiosity. it brings about knowledge. it's energizing spiritually empowering. it makes us more interesting as people. >> for 30 years now, brian grazer has written notes to famous strangers to ask them to have what he calls a curiosity conversation. he talked to scientists politicians, artists and entrepreneurs. jonas salk oprah winfrey, henry kissinger. his new book "a curious mind" published by cbs's simon and shuster is less about the films he's made than conversations he sought. >> why did you write this book and not a memoir? >> i think writing a memoir, it

some way suggests you figured out life. and i definitely didn't figure out life. but i thought the process of curiosity was really worth writing about. >> this weekend on sunday morning, scott simon also shows us how grazer's conversations piqued the curiosity of his long-time friend director ron howard. that's sunday here on cbs. >> i can't wait. and dancing grannies are the inspiration behind a government sanctioned dance in china but this morning, we'll show you how these women could be getting a

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imagine a flash mob in a public space with dancing old ladies. then imagine this that that very scene is creating controversy, yep controversy in parts of china. but this morning, the government may be back pedaling from its plan to step up unity within the country. seth doane is in beijing with the fancy footwork. can't wait for this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, yes it has been quite a week for these amateur dancers who for a while believed that the chinese government was going to step in and make them learn new routines. they're nicknamed dancing grannies.

they wheel portable speakers into parks and plazas after dinner and dance. ♪ it's part socializing, part sport. and can be quite a spectacle. but the neighbors had not always so enamored. noise is such a nuisance but in some cities neighbors have gone on the offensive trying to disperse dancers with attack dogs, counterintuitively blasting messages about noise pollution, even installing metal parking spot locks to deter dancing. a government sports official told "the china daily" it seems that the overenthusiasm of participants has dealt public dancing a harmful blow. with disputes over noise and venues. earlier this week the chinese government announced it's rolling out 12 state sanctioned square dance routines. the dances will be nationally

unified and scientifically arranged. ♪ here's a peek at little apple, one of the approved songs. state certified trainers will travel the country teaching the new moves. "i think it's reasonable to introduce a proper standard for square dancing" this square dancer said. "should be enjoyed in a commercial area to avoid bothering the lives of other people." many dancers were not so upbeat and saw the ruling communist party as an unwelcome dance partner. the same official who earlier championed the new steps, back pedaled late this week saying the era when people nationwide practice the same dance is over. yes, the government is now back pedaling and saying these new routines are simply a suggestion. the dancing grannies can vote with their feet and dance any way they like.

the first city to be receiving these new dances is the northern city of harbine, better known for its ice festival. >> how are you telling this story with a straight face? >> i'm not. i've been laughing through the whole thing. >> we were cracking up. granny is just trying to get her groove on. trying to have a good time. >> aren't you glad you live in america? >> for sure. in beijing, thanks seth. the most unforgettable moments of the week are next. you're watching "cbs this morning."

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on monday. >> and that does it for us. charlie will be back on monday. see his story on sunday night. for coverage of the plane crash

investigation, logon to cbsn. as we leave you, let's take a look back at the week that was. have a great weekend. we take a look back at the week that was. have a great weekend. the co-pilot of germanwings flight 9525 deliberately crashed the plane. investigators are looking for clues as to what triggered what's being characterized as an unthinkable act. >> it was an an that ma to everything a pilot stands for. the presidential race is officially under way. >> i'm my run for president of the united states. >> are you the most announced republican in the presidential field. >> right now i'm the only one. >> i just praised god we're still alive. >> there was bipartisan outrage aimed at clancey.

>> it takes 11 minutes to call the metro police department. why did it take so long? >> i don't know the answer. >> it's about winning the hearts and minds of the state. >> angelina jolie discusses why she had a procedure to remove her ovaryies and faoe lopian tubes. >> she's heroic. >> you need to get off the road. >> i didn't like how rock music responded and so ever since 2001 i listened to country music. >> this is what you call a very special delivery. >> a baby hippo is getting its first swimming lesson. >> mark i love everything you do. >> thanks, gayle. >> what's it feel like? >> there's nothing wrong with that. >> i want some ice creme. >> they didn't give you a little green jacket?

>> no. >> alleyie laforce. >> i like the play on the last name. >> god, she's beautiful. did you hear that? as a father i love this kid, marngs love him. >> what's really in the marijuana on the market. you're thinking now's not the time to try it. >> talk to your grandmother. get some of the older strains. >> my grandmother smoking weed would be a funny thing to me but thanks for the nony visual. >> i guess he wants to set the world on fire. >> i got it. >> ido you mind if i put the radio on? >> yes, please. >> oh. i'm not singing today.

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good morning, a traffic alert in fairfield due to a crash blocking at least one lane westbound 80 coming into red top road. the backups are beginning. chp is on scene. san mateo bridge looks okay from the view of our cameras just past the toll plaza but if you are heading into san mateo, this is the hot spot, westbou 92 at delaware street. a four-car crash, one of them a bus. traffic begins to back up by 101. but look at the bay bridge.

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